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https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/network-connected-wrenches-used-in-factories-can-be-hacked-for-sabotage-or-ransomware/

Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware
Researchers have unearthed nearly two dozen vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to sabotage or disable a popular line of network-connected wrenches that factories around the world use to assemble sensitive instruments and devices.

Saw this. Thought about posting it. You beat me to it.

*tightens clips on tinfoil hat*

*lovingly wipes down analog torque wrenches*

see, see I told you, our time will come. shh... shhhh you rest now.

Hmm, explains that Boeing 737 Max 9 door...

I was on a 737 Max 8 the same day it happened lol

even us knuckle dragging vintage slobs have one up on them A&P nerds...

If only Boeing had used metric*

* Ok, maybe they did. Fun fact the GE engines on the sides of many Boeings are designed by my brother (and team) who says they don't use metric except when publishing papers.

lol fml, of course..

I was talking to Hippo Drones (uk youtuber) on twitter and he told me that the UK's nuclear submarines are metric on one end, imperial in the middle because that part came from America, and then metric on the other end.

So... in conclusion... *eye roll*

If those missing bolts show up for sale on your eBay account, there will be questions...

did they fail to use the blue lock tight ?

were the bolts and nuts suppose to be new 1 time use ?

what was the calibration date on the torque wrench?

in the AF we had to write the s/n of the torque wrench in the aircraft forms for that particular repair item.

it will be interesting to see the detail investigation and root cause findings

from the little bit of reading (on A&P forums) and talking to friends in the field the short answer is that there was no protocol for inspection because it wasn't a "in service" door, so it got left off the check sheet.

the longer answer is somewhere between: the "roll pins" were not spec'd properly and sheared due to design, there was supposed to be a lock nut that wasn't there or wasn't torqued, there was supposed to be a cotter pin that wasn't there because the bolt wasn't drilled for one, the mfgr of the door components was machining on a jig that wasn't spec'd or in compliance with what the engineers had for tolerance, the end user installed the components improperly.

the only thing that everybody agrees on is that it was a systematic breakdown of oversight-- it doesn't matter what and how and it should've been caught on inspection.

so it was just plain gerry rigged from the get go.

I can't say without knowing all the facts. from people I know it seems like a little of column A (engineering), a little of column B (inspection) and a lot of column C (oversight)

engineers are saying it's fine, it just needs inspected more. tech says it shouldn't need to be inspected that often, build it better. parts supplier says don't look at us, it passed QC. mfgr says, that's the only one that's happened to out of [blank], and you guys handle the final assembly *deftly wipes hands*.

the only thing everybody seems to agree on is that the structure didn't fail (ie. the door-- which technically isn't even a door-- didn't buckle), it is something in the attachment. so that why engineering, A&P and mfgr are all standing around doing the Spiderman pointing gif.

😂

I regularly use blue painters tape to remind me not to forget important steps. I accept that my old brain is more forgetful than it used to be.

Connected torque wrenches?! Dang. I thought I was taking on unnecessary technology when I bought a click torque wrench. I still like my beam torque wrench.

I'm right there with you.

needs orientation!

coffee and whiskey go together in the same cup. and the first sip is to help down 2 advil

this is the way

😂 No Coffee after 12pm. No whiskey before 10am. 10a-12p is Happy Hour.

I must have been standing on my head when I added that label. 😂

I'm just finishing up the rebuild on this 1946 transmission. Waiting for new screws for the lid. I just put tape on the filler plug this time. 😆

It seems like everything from the toaster, to the thermostat and the doorbell can be connected to the web. No thank you, I don't need my info passed or sold off. I'm low tech as I still use beam torque wrenches. I also drive a small truck that has a no chip key and crank windows. Less to go wrong and still running great with regular maintenance for 270K miles. I'm all for useful tech, but not at the expense of my privacy, but I guess it's all out there anyway thanks to a former governor of my state.

I bought a new electric razor recently. Yep. That darn thing has a Bluetooth connection and an own app

Maybe you can set it at night and it will shave your face before you wake up in the morning.

Before you do, just make sure there's a setting for "face only".

Did you bend the lock tabs on the fork shims?

I'm sure I did, but now I'll have to double check before I button up the lid. 😂

Verified! Lock tabs are secure. 😂

is that a crack on a gear bottom middle in the pic?

😳

No, it's a piece of dark blue lint from a shop rag. 😂

that's good. just had me like, WHAT?????

That would have been a really odd place for a crack (far from either edge of the gear). But I see odd stuff all the time, so I checked it. There it was, a little blue thread. 🧵 not nearly as menacing looking in person. 😆